Figures from Raphael's "School of Athens"
Solomon Alexander Hart, RA (1806-1881)
Probably 1842
Pencil and watercolour on cream wove paper
245 mm x 165 mm
Collection of the Royal Academy of Arts
Object number 03/7412
Bequeathed by Richard Phené Spiers, 1916
This is an example of a number of works copied from the Old Masters. Some such copies date from Hart's trip to Italy, 1841-42, but others come from paintings in the Louvre a few years later, or from nearer home — the National Gallery or Dulwich Art Gallery — sometimes also from prints. [Commentary continues below.]
Image capture, formatting and text by Jacqueline Banerjee.
